Tag: summer

Working on applications during the summer

Lisa Gates / / Uncategorized

For fellowships with an early fall deadline–Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Churchill, Watson–summer is the time to be working on your applications.  For several of these, you need to arrange for affiliations with an institution, faculty member, or lab as part of the application process–and August is a very hard time to try to reach academics abroad! Project proposals too need a tremendous amount of editing before submission.  And your chances of being nominated for a particular fellowship increase with a convincing, well-considered, and well-written proposal. Faculty mentors can help and I’m available to read and respond to proposals during the summer.  I’m also around for appointments by phone or in person if you’re on campus to discuss any questions you have.  You can reach me at 802-443-3183 or lgates@middlebury.edu .

Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program

Lisa Gates / / Uncategorized

The Summer 2010 application deadline is February 15, 2010.
The Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program (FINIP), funded by the Freeman Foundation, aims to develop student leaders and strengthen the nonprofit sector in Indonesia. IIE will select and pair 10 Indonesian students pursuing U.S. degrees with 10 U.S. undergraduates and arrange internships for them to work together in an Indonesian nonprofit organization.

In addition to the practical internship experience, U.S. participants will be enrolled in an Indonesian language and culture course which will provide, two hours per day for four days each week, intensive language instruction (60 contact hours). It is expected that the American student’s home institution will award credit for successful completion of the language and culture program. Indonesian participants will complete an online course introducing them to NGOs, their purpose and their administration.

As part of the 9-week experience, from June 15 to August 17, 2010, the Freeman Interns will participate in a three-day orientation and a final capstone seminar in Jakarta, organized by IIE’s partner organization, the Indonesian International Education Foundation (IIEF). Internships and coursework will be arranged by IIEF in three cities: Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta. All program-related costs will be covered.

Upon returning to the U.S., students will be expected to share their experiences with peers on their home campuses and to explore ways to incorporate what they learned over the summer into their academic and professional careers.

For more information, click here.

Sophomores and Juniors: Summer Internship Program in Indonesia

Lisa Gates / / Uncategorized

Sophomores and juniors, here is an exciting new summer internship program in the Indonesian non-profit sector. The Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program (FINIP), funded by the Freeman Foundation, aims to develop student leaders and strengthen the nonprofit sector in Indonesia. IIE will select and pair 10 Indonesian students pursuing U.S. degrees with 10 U.S. undergraduates and arrange internships for them to work together in an Indonesian nonprofit organization.

The 9-week experience, from June 15 to August 17, 2010, arranged by IIE’s partner organization, the Indonesian International Education Foundation (IIEF), will take place in three cities: Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta. All program-related costs will be covered.

Upon returning to the U.S., students will be expected to share their experiences with peers on their home campuses and to explore ways to incorporate what they learned over the summer into their academic and professional careers.

Interested American and Indonesian sophomores and juniors enrolled in U.S. institutions are encouraged to apply, using the online application at http://www.iie.org/programs/finip . The deadline for submission of completed applications is February 15, 2010.

More information  can be found at the program website at http://www.iie.org/programs/finip .

2010 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

Lisa Gates / / Uncategorized

From the US Department of State: Applications for the 2010 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages available soon. The on-line application for CLS Program awards will be available November 9, 2009, and the deadline to apply will be December 18, 2009.

Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks. Students may apply for one language, and will be placed at institute sites based on language evaluations after selection. The 2010 CLS Program will include new programs in Indonesian and Japanese.

Levels available for each language are as follows:
*Arabic, Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
*Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, or Urdu: Beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
*Chinese, Japanese or Russian: Intermediate or advanced level.

Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply.  While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.

For more information on the CLS Program, visit www.CLScholarship.org.